Self-waiting table and cupboard.



J. P. FISHER.

SELF WAITING TABLE AND CUPBOARD.

AEPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3. 19M.

Patented- Nov. 16, 1915.

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SELF-WAITING TABLE ANZDGUPBOARD.

Specification of Letterslfatent. Patented NOV. 16, 1915. I

Application filed September 3, 1914. Serial No. 880,114.

The object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed revolving self-waiting auxiliary table top equipped with remov-' able means for converting it into a cupboard when desired.

Another object is to provide a table having a revolving auxiliary top provided with means capable of performing the double function of handles for operating the auxiliary table top and as securing means for a skirt of screen wire or other protective material.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed. p

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a table constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 represents a top plan view thereof.

In the embodiment illustrated a pedestal table 1 of ordinary construction is shown having a round fixed top 2 with a bore 3 extending centrally through said top into the pedestal of the table to form a socket for receiving a shaft 4 of a revolving auxiliary top 5. This top 5 is preferably of the same configuration as the fixed top 2, but is smaller than said top 2 to provide suliicient space on said top 2- beyondthe edge of the top 5 to adapt it to hold plates and dishes when used for dining. This auxiliary top 5 is shown with its lower face inclined upwardly and outwardly from the center thereof toward its periphery to increase the space between the lower face of said top 5, and the upper face of the fixed top 2 as is shown in Fig. 1. The spindle or shaft 4 is fixed to the. thickened central portion of the auxiliary top 5 and extends into the socket 3, being preferably mounted on ballbearings in said socket. Ballbearings 6 are also preferably arranged between the fixed and revoluble tops at the central portions thereof around the spindle 4, as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

A protective skirt 7 of screen wire or any other suitable or' desired material is removably secured to the periphery of the auxiliary top 5 by means of suitable fastening elements 8, which are preferably provided with heads 9, and also designed to perform the double function of securing means for the skirt and of handles for revolving the table 5. The skirt 7 here shown is constructed of screen wire and the lower edge thereof is disposed in close proximity to the upper surface of the top 2 and is designed to provide a protective covering for converting the table into a cupboard when it is not desired for use as a table. This skirt 7 is here shown projecting at its upper edge above the outer face of the auxiliary top 5 and is designed to form a ledge around the periphery of said top for preventing the sliding off of dishes carried by said top during a revolution thereof.

In the use of this table when it is designed for dining purposes, the skirt 7 is removed by disengaging the fastening elements 8 from the periphery of the top 5 and then reinserting said elements to provide for their use as handles for rotating said top 5 by the diners in a manner ordinary with tables of this character. The inclining of the lower face of the top 5 from its center toward its periphery provides sufficient space between the lower face of said top 5 and the outer face of the fixed top 2 to permit dishes of vegetables and the like to be disposed under the top 5 in a convenient position accessible to the diners. ried by the auxiliary top 5 and are rendered accessible to the different diners by turning said top a partial revolution.

IVhen the meal is over and it is desired to be housed are inserted in the space between Other dishes are carthe two table tops and the protective skirt 7 is then placed in operative position and secured by the fastening elements 8. The

food thus housed under the table top 5 Will be protected by said skirt 7 against flies and other insects. a V

I'claim as myinvention: v v 7 The combination With a pedestal table having a fixed top With a central socket, extended into said pedestal, of'an auxiliary top of smaller diameter having va shank revolubly mounted in said socket, said auxiliary top being spaced from said main w top, a skirt of screen wire fabric detachably I secured to the periphery of said auxiliary top Wlth ltS lower edge arranged adjacent the upper face of the fixed top and its upper edge projected abovefthe face of the 4 JAMEs PERCY FISHER" Witnesses v W. L, HURTT, Jr., EARLE RALLYsoN.

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